Synchronic, 2019. Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Starring Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Ally Ioannides, Katie Aselton and Ramiz Monsef. SYNOPSIS: Two paramedics find themselves embroiled in the chaos of a new “designer drug”, which has been linked to several gruesome deaths. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead are among the leading modern proponents of […]
Movie Review – The Devil All the Time (2020)
The Devil All the Time, 2020. Directed by Antonio Campos. Starring Tom Holland, Eliza Scanlen, Sebastian Stan, Robert Pattinson, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke, Bill Skarsgård, Haley Bennett, Harry Melling and Mia Wasikowska. SYNOPSIS: In a tiny Ohio community, the lives of various people intertwine in macabre and violent ways. Southern Gothic is one of the […]
Movie Review – Les Misérables (2019)
Les Misérables, 2019. Directed by Ladj Ly. Starring Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga, Issa Perica, Al-Hassan Ly, Steve Tientcheu, Almamy Kanoute, Raymond Lopez and Jeanne Balibar. SYNOPSIS: A trio of cops patrol the streets of a troubled French neighbourhood, only for an interaction with some local teenagers to go south in a hurry. Perhaps […]
Movie Review – Watch List (2019)
Watch List, 2019. Directed by Ben Rekhi. Starring Alessandra de Rossi, Micko Laurente, Art Acuna, Jake Macapagal, Jess Mendoza, Timothy Mabalot and Lou Veloso. SYNOPSIS: After her husband is shot by vigilantes fighting the war on drugs, a mother delves into the dark, violent heart of extra-judicial law enforcement in order to protect her family. […]
Movie Review – The Ground Beneath My Feet (2019)
The Ground Beneath My Feet, 2019. Directed by Marie Kreutzer. Starring Valerie Pachner, Pia Hierzegger and Mavie Hörbiger. SYNOPSIS: A woman devoted to her high-pressure career sees her life unravel as she struggles to deal with the ongoing troubles of her schizophrenic sister and worries she might be suffering from mental illness as well. Cinema […]
Movie Review – Extraction (2020)
Extraction, 2020. Directed by Sam Hargrave. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, Priyanshu Painyuli, Pankaj Tripathi and David Harbour. SYNOPSIS: A mercenary is tasked with rescuing the son of a drug lord from the clutches of a rival criminal kingpin. There are a lot of eyes on the Russo Brothers at the […]
Movie Review – My Spy (2020)
My Spy, 2020. Directed by Peter Segal. Starring Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Ken Jeong, Devere Rogers and Greg Bryk. SYNOPSIS: A bruising CIA operative finds himself blackmailed by a precocious preteen girl when a routine surveillance mission goes very wrong. My Spy is a movie that just can’t catch a break. […]
Movie Review – 1917 (2019)
1917, 2019. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Claire Duburcq, Daniel Mays, Richard Madden and Adrian Scarborough. SYNOPSIS: Two young British soldiers in the trenches of the First World War are sent on a dangerous journey to prevent another unit from walking straight into […]
Blumhouse’s new slasher Thriller gets a trailer and poster
Ahead of its world premiere this weekend at the LA Film Festival, a poster and trailer have arrived online for Blumhouse’s latest slasher horror Thriller. Written and directed by Dallas Jackson, it stars Jason Woods, Mykelti Williamson, RZA, Jessica Allain, Luke Tennie, Tequan Richmond, Paige Hurd, Chelsea Rendon, Mitchell Edwards, Pepi Sonuga, Maestro Harrell, and Michael Ocampo; check […]